Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 15,413, Thomas Dodge, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Dodge, Thomas
S, 15,413
carded
CONTENTS

15306 Massachusetts
Thomas Dodge of Beverly in the State of Mass who was a Pirate in the company commanded by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the [blank] line for 9 mo
Mass
72 Essex
Inscribed on the Roll of [blank] at the rate of 30 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th day of June 1833 and [blank] on Rufus [blank] Salem
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 1833 $60- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep 15  $75
{ Revolutionary Claim, { Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J H & H Blair Clerks Book 10. Vol. 2. Page 17.

Thos Dodge
Sec. at home
Rufus Choate H. B. Massachusetts.
$30 per ann
Hon. Rufus Choate Salem Mass.

Ex Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, September 31 1832.
* hereby Certify. That, from an examination of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that Thomas Dodge is borne on the Pay Roll of the company under Capt John Dodge in Col: Jacob Gerrish's Reg t of Guards from the State of Mass. Bay from the first day of April 1778. to July 1778. for his service as a private in said company Two months and twenty eight days, called the three months service, and from the Muster Roll of said company it appears that he served a further term as a private soldier in said company from the said 1 st July 1778 to Dec 17 th of the same year carried out on the muster roll Five months and six days - making his whole service in said company and Regiment, Eight months and four days -
Edward D Bangs. Secy

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS: COUNTY OF ESSEX, ss.
On this Second day of October A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court, before the HONORABLE DANIEL APPLETON WHITE, Judge of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, now sitting, Thomas Dodge — , a resident of Beverly , in the County of Essex and State of Massachusetts, aged 70 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth, on his oath, make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832:
That he entered the service of the United States, under the following named officers, and served as herein stated:
that he enlisted the first of April 1778. in the company of Militia commanded by Capt John Dodge of Wenham, in Colo. Jacob Gerrish's Regiment of Guards, belonging to the State of Massachusetts Bay, for the term of nine months, that he was enlisted by Capt Dodge himself, and was ordered to proceed to Winter Hill immediately and join his company there stationed, Andrew Woodberry was first Lieutenant of the company — That he did join said company as ordered that he served the whole term of service on Winter Hill where the said Regiment was stationed to guard the Hessian prisoners taken at Burgoyne's surrender, excepting a part of the time in the course of the summer, when he was drafted with others to guard a part of the prisoners to Rutland in Vermont on account of sickness among them, was absent he believes about two months, when he returned to Winter Hill with the prisoners, who were ordered back, — and remained until sometime in November, when he was again drafted to guard the prisoners to Enfield in Connecticut, — under his Capt Dodge, that they marched through Worcester where they drew provision, then through Lancaster, Spencer, Wilbraham &c to Enfield, where the prisoners were delivered over to a Connecticut Regiment as he understood and we returned to our old quarters at Winter Hill That he remained till near the last of December when he was discharged — he states that there was another Regiment stationed at Prospect Hill to guard the British Prisoners who were taken with Burgoyne, while his Regiment was at Winter Hill, to guard the Hessians — That at the time of his enlistment he lived in said Beverly, was then 15 years old — Was born in Wenham March 13. 1763 — supposes the Record of his birth

is on the Town Books of said town of Wenham as he has been told so by his parents —
Was living in Beverly aforesaid when called into service and have lived there ever since I left the service. —
— was a Volunteer — That he has stated on the preceding page all that he can recollect under the 5 th interrogatory — That he never received any written discharge from the service —
he is known to Hon Robert Rentoul, Thomas Davis Esq r Doctor Joshua Fisher, Abraham Hildreth Esq r — all residents in Beverly —
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except the present, and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
Thomas Dodge
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid
Dr. Hildreth
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
We, Christopher T. Thayer a clergyman, residing in Beverly — aforesaid, and Jonathan Smith — Esquire, a magistrate, residing in Beverly aforesaid, do hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Thomas Dodge — who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be 70. years of age; that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
C. T. Thayer
Jonathan Smith
Subscribed and sworn to before me this second day of October 1832
Wm. Stephens Just: Peace

And the said Court hereby declares its opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that C. T. Thayer — who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in Beverly and that the said Jonathan Smith who has also signed the same is a Magistrate resident at Beverly and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Dr J White Judge of Probate
I, NATHANIEL LORD Junior, Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Essex aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Thomas Dodge — for a pension. And I further certify that Thomas Stephens Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavit was subscribed and sworn to is a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Essex aforesaid duly qualified by the Laws of the State of Massachusetts to administer oaths and take depositions and that his signature thereto affixed is genuine.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this Second day of October A. D. 1832.
Nathaniel Lord Jr.

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15413
INVALID.
1919 Nov. 12 Hist. to Mrs. L. A. King
File No. 15413
Thomas Dodge
Pri Rev War
Act: June 7" '32
Index: —Vol. 1 , Page 115
[Arrangement of 1870.]

431 First St. Melrose Mass.
Melrose Mass.
for Sec Nov. 1 st 1919
Com. of Pensions - Washington - D.C.
I have - in my possession - an original Revolutionary Claim - issued on June 7 th 1832. to "Thomas Dodge of the State of Massachusetts, who was a Private in the army of the Revolution, is entitled to receive thirty ($30.) per annum during his natural life, commencing on March 4 - 1831 - and payable semi- annually on the 4 th March, and 4 th September, in every year,
Given at the War Office of the United States, this seventh day of June. 1833.
John Robb acting Sec. of War.
J. L. Edwards Com. of Pensions

This claim is recorded in Pension Office, in Book E - Vol. 2. Page 17, by Blair, Clerk.
This Thomas Dodge was my great grandfather. Will you please send me a copy of this record - where he was born - (around Salem I believe) & if I can find records of birth at Court House or City Hall - & what society I am eligible for. I went to State House in Boston - they advised writing to you.
Thanking you. I am -
Mrs. Louise A. (Dodge) King - 131 Birch St. Melrose, Mass..
On the inside paper - is the number 15306. Is this the number of the Pension?

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
See File No. 15-413 Rev. War.
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Thomas Dodge a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 1. 1778 Emat. 4 days Pvt. John Dodge Jacob Gerrish Mass.                                                   
Battles engaged in, none stated. Residence of soldier at enlistment, Beverly, Mass. Date of application for pension, Oct. 2. 1832. See cl. al m. of no. 15-306 Residence at date of application, Beverly, Essex County, Mass. Age at date of application, born Feb. 13. 1763 in Hingham, Mass. Remarks: There is no data on file as to his family
Respectfully,
Commissioner.